NATALIEI stare at the woman before me, unblinking, still, without breathing.“ We finally meet. ” The corner of her red painted lips lift up.Bold and confident. Everything about her screams this.“ Who are you? ” I lower my voice this time.My heart is beating like crazy. I am scared of finding out what a woman is doing here in the middle of the night — a hell sexy woman on top of everything.“ Ryker didn’t tell you about me? ” She rounds the kitchen island, coming towards me.My heart drums in my ears. “ I suppose…he didn’t tell me and that’s why I am asking you. Who are you…and what are you doing here? ”I can’t let her know that Ryker rarely ever tells me anything at all.“ I am his…” She pauses and smiles at me. “ sister. ”My shoulders drop, as if a huge weight is lifted off them. Now, I can finally focus on the uncanny resemblance, the colour of her eyes and her familiar features.“ Sister? ” I wonder out aloud.“ My douchebag of a big brother didn’t tell you about me, I assum

RYKER“ The rogues were not there. They were back at our pack. Someone had let them know I was not here. The beta and the important warriors were not in the pack either. ” I sigh, lowering my gaze to her lips. “ They barged inside easily. Killed whoever was in the way. And took…”Britney. That was her name, my mate and the mother of my unborn child.I still remember the day…I came back and saw blood in our room, blood on the bed, blood on the walls, the floor…everywhere. The strong scent of her blood had killed a part inside me. I still remember how I searched for her, fruitlessly for months before I felt the connection disappearing.They didn’t kill her in the pack. They took her with them. She was lost, taken away before they finally decided to kill her.I didn’t get to see her dead body. I didn’t get to see the life in her coming into this world either.When she died, after all those months, I finally lost touch with any kindness, any good emotion. It was a dark abyss, a dark tunn

NATALIEI can’t open my eyes again right away but I feel Enzo picking me up in his arms and then carrying me away somewhere.The loud voices tune in and out eventually. I am dumped down on a soft seat before his hands disappear from my body.The car begins to move. My mind remains clouded and my judgment distorted due to the excruciating pain.My eyes open and close eventually as I try to snap out of this daze. I can’t give up. Not like this.“ E..Enzo… ” I croak.“ I will get you treated once we are in the pack. ” He speaks gentle this time, acting like a fucking lunatic.“ Enzo…I..will… ”I will kill you. Fucking prick! That’s what I want to say but I am tongue tied.“ Don’t speak. Rest. ” He pats the side of my head which hurts as if I have hit a truck on my way home.“ Alp…Alpha will…kill…me… ” I finally manage to choke out. As time passes, my body is going numb but my senses are slowly returning. I can see through the blurriness a little.“ I…don…wan..to die. ” I choke on my br

NATALIEDesperate to escape the voice of my sister, I thrash and break free of the nightmare. The bright light in the unfamiliar room hurts my eyes. I have to blink a few times to adjust my vision.The first face I see is of Anne. I can see her mouth moving, forming words. But, I can’t hear her.There is a constant ringing in my ears which increases in volume, the more I try to listen to what she is telling me.I feel the light ache in my body but the suffocating throbbing in my side and my head is gone.“ C…Hear… ” Anne’s words become a little clear.The next face I see if of Giana. She rushes by my side and pushes Anne aside so she can talk instead.Confused, my gaze switches between them both.Giana bends down and takes hold of my shoulders before shaking my body. I snap out of the daze. My hearing ability comes back in full force.“ Are you fucking alright? ” Giana’s screeching voice makes its way up my ears.I hiss, closing my eyes. “ I can… ” hear you.And my throat feels like

NATALIERyker pulls me out of the room. A woman in her late forties instantly greets us.“ Hello Alpha. Luna. ” She throws me a polite smile.As a formality, I return her gesture when in reality, I feel so awkward.“ I think it will be better if Luna rests for some time, Alpha. ” She turns to Ryker.“ Get back to work Luciana. ” Ryker dismisses her coldly.The woman leaves our way, letting Ryker haul me out of the huge infirmary. I glance at the woman from over my shoulder, knowing she must be the pack doctor.“ Why must you be so rude? ” I mumble under my breath.Ryker doesn’t answer. Instead, he releases my wrist and intertwines our fingers. I glance down at our hands and let out a sigh. He knows how to shut me up without even saying anything.“ Where are you taking me? ” I question, walking beside him.I can’t help but notice the way he walks, without making any noise with his feet. It’s as if he floats in the air, swift and sneaky but powerful nonetheless.“ Home. ” Ryker hums lo